BECKWITH] TEXT AND TRANSLATION by AG 
Ta manawa, kena koke ae la o Aiwohikupua ia Mailepakaha, hele 
aku la a ku ma ka puka o ka Halealii; kuu aku la i kona aala, a 
hikilele mai la ko Laieikawai hiamoe, honi hou ana no i ke ala. I 
hou aku keia i kahi kahu, “ Eia hou no keia ala, he wahi ala nohea 
hoi keia.” 
Olelo hou aku kahi kahu, “ Kaheaia o Waka.” 
Larerxawat: “ E Waka, e Waka—e.” 
Waka: “ E—o, heaha kau o ka po e ala nei?” 
Larerkawat: “ Eia la he ala, he ala okoa hoi keia, aole hoi i like 
me na ala mua iho nei, he ala maikai keia, he ala nohea, ela la i ka 
houpo i ka manawa o maua.” 
Waka: “Aole na he ala e, o Mailepakaha aku la o ke kaikuahine 
aala 9 Aiwohikupua, i kii mai la ia oe i wahine oe i kane ia, o ke 
kane ia moeia.” 
Larerxawat: “ Ka! aole au e moe ia ia, ina i kii mai kekahi mea 
e ia’u, aole no wau e ae ana! Mai hoomoe hou oe ia’u ia Aiwohi- 
kupua.” 
A lohe o Aiwohikupua, a me kona Kuhina i keia hoole hou ana o 
Laieikawai, i aku ua Kuhina nei ona, “ E kuu Haku, pale ka pono! 
aohe pono i koe, hookahi no pono o ka hoi wale no koe o kakou: 
kaukai aku nei hoi ka pono 1 ko kaikuahine muli la hoi, i ole ae hoi 
ia lakou, ia’u aku la hoi, i lohe aku nei ka hana, e hoole loa ae ana 
no kela, me ka nuku maoli ae la no i ke kupunawahine; a eia nae 
hoi ka’u wahi olelo i koe ia oe, o ka olelo no auanei ka’u, o ka ae no 
kau.” 
“Oleloia ana,” wahi a Aiwohikupua, “a i ike aku au he kupono 
i ka ae, alaila ae aku, i na he kupono ole, aole no au e ae aku.” 
“ kii kaua ma o ke kupunawahine la,” wahi a ua Kuhina nei, 
“6 noi aku ia ia, malia o ae mai kela.” 
Olelo aku o Aiwohikupua, “Aole a kakou hana i koe, ua pau, eia 
wale no ka olelo i koe, o na kaikuahine o kaua, e noho lakou i ka 
nahelehele nei, no ka mea, aohe a lakou waiwai.” 
Alaila, huli aku la o Aiwohikupua a olelo aku Ja i na kaikuahine, 
“ E noho oukou, ua nele ae la no ka’u mea 1 makemake ai e lawe mai 
ia oukou, o ka nahele no nei noho iho.” Ke hele aku nei e maamaama. 
A pau ka Aiwohikupua olelo ana i na kaikuahine; kulou like iho 
la ke poo o na kaikuahine i kahi hookahi, e uwe ana. 
Kaha aku la o Aiwohikupua ma iho, kahea aku Ja o Kahalao- 
mapuana, ke kaikuahine muli loa, 1 aku la, “ E Jaua la! ku iho, e lohe 
mua makou 1 Kauai, e lawe ana oe a haalele ia makou i keia wahi, 
i na aole makou e hiki mai. Pono no la hoi ia. ina owau kekahi 
i kii aku nei ia Laieikawai, a nele ana la hoi, alaila, pono kau haalele 
ana ja’u, pau pu no o ka mea 1 hewa, a me ka mea hewa ole. <Aole oe 
he malihini ia’u, ia’u wale no e ko ai kau mau mea a pau.” 
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